Here is a most welcomed letter I received today. The letter speaks for itself..................

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Republican Chairman Endorses Mullarkey



Past Chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota, Michael Seery today endorsed Independent John Mullarkey for County Commission District One. In a statement issued on Mullarkey’s website Seery stated he thinks “Mullarkey is the best qualified person in the race for County Commission District One, has a better grasp of the issues facing Sarasota County and can be counted on to represent all voters of Sarasota County”. He further stated that “John is more Republican in his thoughts, words and deeds then most of the Republicans in the County”. “John is the person who I want to look after Sarasota County for the next four years” said Seery at a recent meeting.

Seery was Chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County for five years and has been active in Sarasota’s Republican politics since 1972.

Mullarkey has two opponents, one Democrat and another Republican in his quest for election to the Sarasota County Commission. Mullarkey talked with Seery after learning that a group of Republicans are endorsing the Democrat in his race. It appears a secret deal was cut to endorse the Democrat and recruit a weak Republican, this was done at about the same time 12,500 anti-growth petitions disappeared. Seery had heard rumors to that effect and thought his endorsement of Mullarkey would alert the voters of Sarasota County that there was a good candidate in the race that would represent the voters in a Republican manner.

Mullarkey can be reached through his website http://www.mullarkey08.com/

September 1

Saturday, the Sarasota Herald Tribune ran two interesting articles. The first, by Thomas Tryon explains how one candidate spent $64,000 on his campaign yet only received 16% of the vote. I believe this shows that the voters are smart enough to read between the lines and to vote for the person they believe will best serve them and not special interest groups or political power brokers.

The other article written by Zac Anderson, comments on the funds raised by the three candidates for County Commission District one. This peaked my curiosity so I went to the Supervisor of Election web site and read the list of contributors to my opponents. Amazingly, my democratic opponents’ list of contributors reads as a “who’s who" list of developers, builders and republicans! Perhaps all is not as it would appear to be.

Many years ago John Adams was quoted as saying “ Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”